dr. ambrosi inviting the sisters of providence to rome, to st.e to witness the canonization of saint mother theodore. >> when you walk into st. peter's square and walked up and saw mother theodore up there, it must have been something else. >> a wonderful feeling to know that she was our forerunner, our model, our mother. she was a gift of god to us and to the world. >> and now a saint. >> to this day, phil mccord says he doesn't need glasses, except to read. so the miracle stuck. >> and as for dr. ambrosi, he says he will soon be back in the united states, seeking out more

dr. ambrosi inviting the sisters of providence to rome, to st.e to witness the canonization of saint mother theodore. >> when you walk into st. peter's square and looked up and saw mother theodore up there, it must have been something else. >> a wonderful feeling to know that she was our forerunner, our model, our mother. she was a gift of god to us and to the world. >> and now a saint. >> to this day, phil mccord says he doesn't need glasses, except to read. so the miracle stuck. >> and as for dr. ambrosi, he says he will soon be back in the united states, seeking out more peopo

dr. andrea ambrosi returned to the congregation of saints for what would be a pivotal meeting.ndreds of thousands of dollars spent, and it would all come down to one vote. ambrosi was in the hallway waiting. even the saintmaker admits he was nervous. you had talked these nuns into spending the money, pushing the cause of theodore and, quote, if it went badly, i would throw myself into the river. do you remember that moment? >> translator: yes, i remember. the sister was worried about expenses. they worked so hard, and they didn't want to waste money on a case that might not succeed. i didn't want to give them a negative result. >> reporter: the phone call would not be negative. it was ambrosi inviting the sisters to rome to st. peter's square to witness the canoniization of mother theodore. when you looked up and you saw mother theodore up there, it must have been something else. >> wonderful, wonderful feeling to know that she was our forerunner. our model. our mother. she was a gift of god to us and to the world. >> reporter: and now a saint. >> to this day, phil mccourt says

dr. ambrosi, he says he'll soon be back in th

dr. ambrosi inviting the sisters of providence to rome, to st.e to witness the canonization of saint mother theodore. >> when you walk into st. peter's square and walked up and saw mother theodore up there, it must have been something else. >> a wonderful feeling to know that she was our forerunner, our model, our mother. she was a gift of god to us and to the world. >> and now a saint. >> to this day, phil mccord says he doesn't need glasses, except to read. so the miracle stuck. >> and as for dr. ambrosi, he says he will soon be back in the united states, seeking out more people to promote his saints. one high-profile case he's looking at, father edward flanagan. he's the founder of the boys town orphanage made famous by the spencer tracy movie. well, that's it for tonight's show. i'm dr. sanjay gupta. >> and i'm randi kaye. thanks for joining us.